Largest snake
Many people believe that the south American anaconda in the longest snake. There are reports of anacondas up to 36.5 m long.
Smallest snake
The thread snake is rarely longer than 108 mm. The spotted dwarf adder is the smallest venomous snake 22.8 m long.
Deadliest snakes
The coastal taipan of Australia injects the most venom per bite with 120 mg. only 1 mg is enough to kill a person , the venom from a single bite can kill 120 people.
The black mamba of central and southern Africa kills 90 to 100 per cent of the people it bites. Up to 3000 people a year die from snake bites in India and 1000 in Sri Lanka. Snakes kills 50000 people a year but there have been fewer deaths since the antidote became widely available.
Smallest snake
The thread snake is rarely longer than 108 mm. The spotted dwarf adder is the smallest venomous snake 22.8 m long.
Deadliest snakes
The coastal taipan of Australia injects the most venom per bite with 120 mg. only 1 mg is enough to kill a person , the venom from a single bite can kill 120 people.
The black mamba of central and southern Africa kills 90 to 100 per cent of the people it bites. Up to 3000 people a year die from snake bites in India and 1000 in Sri Lanka. Snakes kills 50000 people a year but there have been fewer deaths since the antidote became widely available.
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